Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-17


~ Delegates nv Mfr. A. Fulkerson, who m.
Torn ed the Senste that the House ma
no,s,d hill 10 incorporate the Bristol Coal
and lion Company.
uon,c had passed bill TO amend section 5
az chs pter 9is. Acts OF 1SS5'5G, IN relation
TO liquor. license.
Both bills were placed on the calendar.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mfr. KeezeIl offered . joint resolution
pro,i( ing that the General Assembly ad-
iourn SINE die at 3 O'Clock L. NJ. Thursd1y,
May 10Th; which. under tho rules, lies
over ole day.
RAILROAD TAXES.
The bill 10 allow corporations In certain
cases TO pay their taxes In money came up
on MS sngrossment. The bill provides That
,nv corporation in this State which has
claimed exemption from taxation under
IFS charter shall, on payment IN money oil
taxes for two years and entering into
guarantee 20 pay It's taxes forever hereafter
i'm money, be relieved from any further
clam for taxes on the part OF the state or
county: provided that the payment be
madc before July 1, 1887.
This bill was designed chiefly for the
benefit OF the Seaboard and Roanoke rail-
road, against which judgments hive been
gotten in The county courts for State ana
county taxes amounting in the aggregate to
about 500. 900.
The bill was discussed at some length by
Mr. Csusey and Others in It's favor, and Mr..
Hodges and others. who strenuously or
DO. cd 1t. Mr.. Eilyson cafed for the pend
To-, la IIl 1Qlgitts1-
having received only three votes.
\ motion To reconsider, made by Dir.
KoiueT, was lost.
COUNTY COURT. HOUSE.
The bill 10 allow the qualified voters Of
Norfolk county 10 vote on the question OF
removing the COURTHOUSE OF said county
evoked a lively discussion, and was order
90 10 lis CngrOssmcni.
VETO SUSTAINED.
The Chair laid before the Senate mes
sage Just sent in t'y the Governor, return
ing without his approval Bill 2l2, entltled
~ net "to authorize the Board OF super
vi.ors Of Accomack county TO contract for
kocIing the roads and bridge, OF said
couriy III repair and to assess taxes there.
for" He dill this. he said, az the request
Of the Senator IRON that district, who in
formed bin that he would have Withdrawn
lbr bill had be been IN the city when it was
aclcG upon. Therefore. he (thc Governor
returned it 10 the senate that IL might be-
In Just the position which 1t would have
b. On in had IT. patron a-ked 10 1ithdra 1t.
he Governor was sustained by a I'm lni-
nous recorded vote.
At 800 o'clock The Senate adjourned.
House of Delegates.
The House met at II A. 81 Mr.. Card
well, OF Hanover, in the chair. No prayer.
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.
Mr.. Fulkerson, OF Lee, offered the fol-
loving:
EeSofred By the House Of Dc'eJafes the
senate cOncurfing). That THIS General As
sembly adjourn sine die on Friday next,
MAY 10th, at O'Clock +. NJ.
After refusing TO refer to committee, the
BouSe, on motion Of Mr.. Hay. of VI idi,Ou,
passed the resolution by until tO.dIy.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS.
Mr. LGitwicb, OF Campbell, offered the
following:
Res0irtd By the House OF DeleqqteS.
That the sessions Of the House be opened
at IL O'Clock 4. 81, that the Speaker va.
cate the chair at > z. NJ. and resume It a.
+. NJ, and that the evening hours he de-
volcd to the consideration OF private and
local bills in the alphabetical order OF the
pointers names, and that thi; shall be the
continuing order Of business.
Mir. Hay, OF Madison, moved to strike
cut local and private bills. Agreed to.
che resolution was then adopted.
POLITICAL DISABILITIES.
Mr.. O'BannOD, Of Rappahannock, offer
Cd the following bill:
BE il enacted by the General assembly Of
lirqinid two thirds Of both houses con-
curring>, That the disabilities OF Page Me-
Carly and William l.. Royal. received
under cladse 5 OF section Of Article III. Of
tie Constitution Of Virginia with reference
20 duelliug, be, and the same are hereby,
ren,oyCC.
.. This act shall be in force from It's
passage.
Uuder the suspension Ct the rules the
ill was placed on the calendar.
REMOVAL or TREASURES.
Sir. Payne, OF Fauquier, moved to take
UP the House bin for the removal Of trei-
suroT> Of counties. cities, and towns in cer-
tain cases, and order 1t 10 its engrossment.
THIS bill gives the Governor power to sus-
pend the treasurer OF any county or city OF
ibe state, or other officers charged with tue
collection Of the public revenues, for mis-
bel ayiOr, iuCaplcity, or neglect OF duty
and said treasurer or collecting officer shtll
rCmain suspended, and shall not per-
form any OF the duties Of his Office
DUNG the remainder OF his term
unless the Conceal Assembly by joint
resolution restore him - Office.
This blll holds sAOTd over the bead Of
the tTcasuTers who are disposed In
accept The coupon for taxes. Any one 50
doing would be suspended by the Cover
nor al once, unless some special circum
stance made such suspension unnecessary.
II j. absolutely necessary said Slr. Payne ID 1t
tits bin should become a law In order %
make the act known Is " the coupOn.c crush
ef' effective, for II the treasures accept cOu-
pOns there Will be nothing 10 sue for. For
the sane rea, Ons it i essential TO the RI.
iectiye opC ration OF the law now in exist
encc requiring tTCasuTers to refuse coupons
and levy. Taken in connection with this
lsst mentiOned law, il il believed that it
would be absolutely etTectugl in preventing
the use OF the coupon, because II would
bring about harmonious action all over the
state in regard TO its II lection. For II any
considerable number Of taxpayers sued
the collecting oflicers-the law officers OF
the Stately impeding the trials we would
soon have the docket OF the Fe ieral courts
30 fun Of these cases that The X.plyec,
seeing th,t long time would elap,c before
the trial OF his ease, aud in the mean time
being cut Of bis money, with no hope Of
getting 4 verdict which would compensate
him the jurics having uniformly refused
to give punitive yerdict.), would be deter.
red from rendering coupons, and the raid
OF toe coupon on the Treasury would thus
he ,tgyed.
MIR. Payne strongly urged the advance
menl Of the bill. lie claimed that what
ovQ debt legislation was enacted none would
lie entirely effective II this measure is
not passed. llr. Payne said TIE bill was
not an idea original with him. but had been
suggested by one OF the most distinguished
legal heads Of the State. A similar mel
sure hsd been adopted in Alabama, and
though they had no troublesome coupons
down there. yet the law worked effectively.
Nr. Munford, of PittsylvInia, moved to
postpone the blll and make 1t the special
order ior to-day at O'Clock. As the mei-
sure was in connection with the State debt
he favored a postpOnement Of action untll
after the legislative committee reports In
regard to It's deliberations with the Elg
fish commission.
Mr. EchoIs, OF Augusta. was opposed to
pCsipOncment. lie said
awe ba' been po>tponing legislation to
ObsiTuct the coupon the whole II this extra
sessiou-that nothing should be done until
Al HIa IL